The season between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice is inspiring darker, more opulent lips. For some, a full-moon pout is a big, beauty commitment. Many makeup brands are boasting a Fall 2012 color palette with an array of inconspicuous lip glosses that give your kisser just the right amount of color without the liability. Mwah!

Nordstrom.com is notorious for its fabulous gift-with-purchase offers and this one from Clinique is no exception. When you spend $28 on any Clinique product, you’ll receive an exclusive Tracy Reese for Clinique cosmetic bag. This bag is filled with beauty goodies including the Clinique ‘Chubby Stick’ Moisturizing Lip Color Balm ($16). Not quite a gloss, but just as sheer, the Chubby Stick is an ultra-moisturizing balm formulated with shea butter. It will give your lips just a hint of color and tons of shine. For a more profound pout, try Chanel Rouge Allure Laque Luminous Satin Lip Lacquer ($32) in Empire or Phoenix. The name is a mouthful, but the shine lasts for hours. Confidence oozes from the NARS ‘Fall 2012 Color Collection’ Larger than Life® Lip Gloss($26). The high-impact shine fused with a cruisin’-for-a-bruisin’ tint will have your secret crush drooling the minute you arrive on the scene. The formulation is rich, but not gummy, and the brand brags profusely about its “stay-in-place wear” and lip enhancers. The beauty experts at FASHIONOTES think this one is a winner for the holiday season.

If you want Mr. Darcy to fall head-over-heels, test drive these two lip smacking glosses. Hourglass Cosmetics Extreme Sheen High Shine Lip Gloss ($28) accentuates your most seductive feature. While, at the same time provides intense hydration (and, you’ll need with the chilly temps rapidly approaching) and protection from damaging environmental elements. Super-shiny, the lip gloss is good for you too, as it doesn’t contain parabans, sulfates, synthetic-dyes and is phthalate-free. The Ellis Faas website parades the most enchanting images that will propel you into clicking on SpaceNK.com to buy one of their Milky Lips glosses ($34.83). Jada Pinkett Smith puckers up for this collection of smooth-as-glass, highly pigmented lip glosses that cover like a ‘stick, but feel like a gloss.

Bella Swan may not be the only one to get bitten at the end of this month. Sephora.com is highlighting the Bite Beauty Luminous Lip Library ($39) and you’ll definitely want to sink your teeth into these super-rich, ultra-shiny shades. The Lip Library is a full-service gloss palette of nourishing colors, mirror and lip brush. The poppy-red Tannin is ‘bloody’ perfect for kissing under the mistletoe. Bee stung lips are sensual and easily attained with Buxom® Full-Bodied™ Lip Gloss ($23). The volumizing lip-gloss bestows a slight tingling sensation upon your lips that results in a fuller pout. The moisturizing formula of vitamin E and jojoba oil with smooth lip texture and provide continuous hydration. To die for tints include MWAH (shimmering lilac) and OMG (sparkling boysenberry).